tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post4423270900500070137..comments2023-03-24T06:49:46.823-04:00Comments on Arting Around in SOVA: Shelterhw (hallie) farberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-41228250849231217022011-10-16T16:07:07.397-04:002011-10-16T16:07:07.397-04:00Hi Lifeartist. Your comment makes me wonder is hi...Hi Lifeartist. Your comment makes me wonder is his ancestors roosted in a tree on this spot long before the house was built--genetic memory.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-20196227973505407892011-10-15T19:40:53.932-04:002011-10-15T19:40:53.932-04:00The preparations for the painting are as lovely as...The preparations for the painting are as lovely as drawings as is the painting. The house up the street is a nice touch. I think it makes the bird's alone-ness in a human-made environment all the more apparent.lifeartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125150782316360619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-34919396601008958972011-10-14T10:56:14.920-04:002011-10-14T10:56:14.920-04:00Hi Page and thank you. I think of myself as rathe...Hi Page and thank you. I think of myself as rather dull--art makes my life interesting.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-10124170887781525612011-10-14T08:01:16.215-04:002011-10-14T08:01:16.215-04:00Love your blog..you must be an interesting person....Love your blog..you must be an interesting person...your work has characterPage Pearson Railsbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835062945787175006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-56402125631535260102011-10-13T08:27:35.686-04:002011-10-13T08:27:35.686-04:00Such pressure, Celeste!Such pressure, Celeste!hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-9193252494412495732011-10-13T02:23:37.160-04:002011-10-13T02:23:37.160-04:00I'm tuned in to see what's on your big eas...I'm tuned in to see what's on your big easel next!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-79257423546437629002011-10-12T14:04:41.838-04:002011-10-12T14:04:41.838-04:00Thanks Eva. I tend to walk around squinting all t...Thanks Eva. I tend to walk around squinting all the time. I do enjoy my house and yard and all the junk I've dragged home from the lake side and from thrift shops--I'll run out of time before I run out of subjects to paint.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-51829393458802608332011-10-12T12:01:28.334-04:002011-10-12T12:01:28.334-04:00I love this painting and I marvel at your imginati...I love this painting and I marvel at your imgination. So may times we live with the perfct subject right before our eyes and never really see it until the time is right. It's obvious the right time arrived for you!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566258201228886795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-31158990480812789182011-10-10T09:16:09.168-04:002011-10-10T09:16:09.168-04:00Thank you Don. I like the word "aloneness.&q...Thank you Don. I like the word "aloneness." The bird actually had a buddy in the other corner. I am a lightening watcher; I stand on the front porch but I'm careful not to sit on the metal chairs--we have beautiful thunderstorms here.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-73811097521243709972011-10-09T23:42:49.693-04:002011-10-09T23:42:49.693-04:00Hi Hallie... I thought I'd commented on this l...Hi Hallie... I thought I'd commented on this last week, but realize that I must have once again moved on before confirming that my comment was sent. Oopsy... Anyway... I really like the melancholy mood of this painting. There's a sense of aloneness that tugs at my heartstrings. I also like both of your sketches. That strike of lightning intrigues me.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-68114223557685210842011-10-03T13:05:28.396-04:002011-10-03T13:05:28.396-04:00Thank you Linda. I think the columns or pillars a...Thank you Linda. I think the columns or pillars are being supported by all the layers and drips of paint over the last hundred years; I like the texture, and spiders love them. My street is very quiet--day and night.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-58232337047664599192011-10-03T09:13:01.197-04:002011-10-03T09:13:01.197-04:00Hallie I can feel the quiet of the night in this p...Hallie I can feel the quiet of the night in this painting--and peace. The light in the neighbor's upstairs window adds intrigue. Very lovely work. I like painting pillars and brackets and mouldings; you're right, your brush slips and what's another curve?Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-69747551835161855402011-10-01T22:13:58.446-04:002011-10-01T22:13:58.446-04:00CrimsonLeaves--nice photo id. You did comment on ...CrimsonLeaves--nice photo id. You did comment on the curves before--I think I change them in each painting. When my brush misses--that's a curve! Thank youhw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-72764572680940015812011-10-01T21:57:04.031-04:002011-10-01T21:57:04.031-04:00Hallie, this is so gorgeous! I love night scenes ...Hallie, this is so gorgeous! I love night scenes and houses with lights on make it a home. Beautiful colors and haven't I commented on the curves in your porch columns before? Beautiful beautiful beautiful!Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-36068760163973016212011-10-01T15:24:00.876-04:002011-10-01T15:24:00.876-04:00Thank you Mary. You mean I can't go globe-hop...Thank you Mary. You mean I can't go globe-hopping like you? Your workshop in France was exciting to follow. (I need to find one where you paint every-other day and class doesn't begin until after lunch.)hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-36998013586186241982011-10-01T12:04:25.438-04:002011-10-01T12:04:25.438-04:00I like the way the way the strong and beautiful co...I like the way the way the strong and beautiful column provides such a safe place for the little bird. You did a good job of imagining the dark. The light in the distant window reminds me of Edward Hopper's works. I always like that the viewer can put a story with what is suggested, not seen. Please don't go beyond your porch and neighborhood.Mary Paquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847021818957221109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-55804831105544134842011-09-30T23:54:08.000-04:002011-09-30T23:54:08.000-04:00Pam, you're right that it's not planned. ...Pam, you're right that it's not planned. I didn't think of the other porch paintings until I posted this one, then I was reminded of Rain Bonnet. You, on the other hand, are perspicacious (one of my words-of-the-day) and would probably get kicked out of the peanut gallery. Thanks.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-49579036610644091262011-09-30T23:30:14.647-04:002011-09-30T23:30:14.647-04:00Not so much a sniggle as a smile perhaps. I think ...Not so much a sniggle as a smile perhaps. I think you do work in series (cough, smile) but in an intuitive way. It's not planned, it's more that you are so in tune with your inner dialogue that you tend to explore themes.<br /><br />Not that I know anything about series! <br /><br />And that's just my opinion from the peanut gallery. It's a compliment of the highest regard. (Smile.)Pam Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886722152972554968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-63081550957777952102011-09-30T21:59:16.723-04:002011-09-30T21:59:16.723-04:00Hi Pam. Hmm--uncluttered. You're right; my p...Hi Pam. Hmm--uncluttered. You're right; my paintings are usually uncluttered; hadn't thought about that. I suspect I don't see clutter (like the 10 dog toys that are lying around on the tiny porch). I do suspect that the porch columns frame my view of the outside--I find myself shifting and squinting, centering houses and trees and moons between the columns.<br /><br />This is probably as close as I'll ever get to a series--it began 10 years ago with a Christmas card to raise money for the local SPCA. I put Elvisphound on the glider on the porch (& there was a moon in almost the same spot--I had forgotten). I visited Elvis Sunday; he survived the gun shot from several years ago, but now has cancer. He has aged but had a good life with his friend Barney the Beagle--running in the country; thanks to his adoptive parents.<br /><br />I hear your cough--or is that a sniggle?hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-62427898848965990362011-09-30T21:18:50.486-04:002011-09-30T21:18:50.486-04:00Thank you Jane. I felt the "heart" part...Thank you Jane. I felt the "heart" part--it melted everytime I saw the tucked-in birds-- but didn't really think of mystery, just tried to portray nighttime. I have dimmed the light and signature, and rounded out the moon since I posted this photo, so I'm calling this one finished.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-41227401974521735962011-09-30T18:46:11.546-04:002011-09-30T18:46:11.546-04:00This is another beautiful painting of yours Hallie...This is another beautiful painting of yours Hallie. I love the perspective and the sense of here and there. You have the life occurring on your front porch and we are left to wonder about the life occurring in the home with the light.<br />Mostly I love how you always manage to juxtapose an uncluttered scene with multi layered meaning.<br />Might I also say that your porch post paintings constitute a series? Cough, cough, cough....Pam Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886722152972554968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-72795042630982311832011-09-30T17:06:58.715-04:002011-09-30T17:06:58.715-04:00This is absolutely stunning, a wonderful painting ...This is absolutely stunning, a wonderful painting full of 'heart' and mystery, and love the story you tell. Also your sketching is fantastic, and I agree with Celeste, it deserves a place in a frame.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-21989695032596478592011-09-29T20:19:38.995-04:002011-09-29T20:19:38.995-04:00Thanks Sue. I think your comments are coming in l...Thanks Sue. I think your comments are coming in loud and clear now. I did buy the drawing from Terry--for myself; I liked it. She prefers live models but she can do them from photos, too. (I'm almost alive.)hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-8843503031942689982011-09-29T20:03:08.658-04:002011-09-29T20:03:08.658-04:00Hi Hallie, Maybe you'll get this comment. You ...Hi Hallie, Maybe you'll get this comment. You are REALLY good at drawing or sketchin'. love those columns and the bird.<br />Terry did a fab job capturing you on paper. You should buy it for your hubby!Diary of a Madd Weekly Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741344758189148487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-273971485309418292011-09-29T16:13:31.959-04:002011-09-29T16:13:31.959-04:00SamArtDog--what a nice thing to say. Now that you...SamArtDog--what a nice thing to say. Now that you mention it, I am a corner person. At a party I pick a corner spot and stay there for the evening. (I just realized that this is probably another self-portrait.) For me there is no place like home--I'm not a traveler.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.com